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Calling all Sota fans.
The sota tables have survived the test of time which says a lot about their sound and quality because usually the life span for a company in the high end is ten years, but when a company makes it over forty years, that is saying something about th... 
Problem Solvers Needed-Got my New XOs installed and am worried....
The only way to upgrade a crossover is to put higher quality parts in place of the old parts using the existing values, if you try to change things bad sound could be the result, as you have found out, lesson leaned i guess. 
Devore 0/96 - Integrated AMP help
I would try an accuphase or a luxman class a integrated for that off the upgrade bandwagon for your speakers. 
Actual Lead Time on Tekton Speakers
I can tell you that i have a friend that ordered new speakers and he waited 7 months for delivery sorry to say. 
Gale 401's
I would invest in a quality vintage 100+watt/channel power amp and pre amp to power them so you can make them shine a lot of the british speakers like current to sing and buying vintage will save you a lot of money over new and sound better too. 
How To Do You Measure the Quality of Your AC Power?
They make tools for evaluating and testing your power to your house but i would try to just run a dedicated line to your stereo and that should help significantly for you sound and be sure to connect all of your equipment to the dedicated line so ... 
How many dealers do you use?
When there were dealers in my area i went to more than one to find the best stuff from all of them but eventually i went to just one and now sadly there are no dealers left that i care to go to in my area. I can say that when you find the right de... 
What is the reason for this? (Digital vs Vinyl Question)
Your new speakers are a more dynamic and full range speaker than you have had before so you will hear that the two formats will both sound very good at that point the better recording will win out and it will not matter what format it is on. The o... 
Daily Record cleaning
I just use a carbon fibre hunt record brush daily for all my albums, hand wipe each side before i play them, that will remove all the static and debris off the record in question. 
Up grade to a new turntable
Go for the well tempered with the dynavector and make sure you switch to the moving magnet setting on your phono stage or you will have overload issues and distortion. The other thing is that you will love the dynavector cartridge, they are amazin... 
Keeping Audiophilia And The Love Of Music Alive & Well!
It all sounds like a great idea to me but the only problem is all of the unfamiliar rooms, components, speakers, and music involved in such situations. the good thing is that you could compare different components on the same system, but if there ... 
amplifier with volume control
There were a lot of vintage amps built with volume controls on them and a number of thx amps allow you to vary the gain to the amp. When you avoid the pre amp and extra stage it can be a good thing but at the same time you will find out that a wel... 
The best room upgrade: $2250
Reducing your ambient noise level is like buying a larger amplifier or a more efficient speaker, your dynamic range will increase as well as your micro dynamic detail. You will hear the breath between the singers words, the fretting of the guitar,... 
Critical oppositions made using inadequate equipment.
No you really can not but just remember sound is relative and not related to cost, some of the best sounding gear does not cost that much, especially speakers. 
What is it about spinning vinyl?
There is a lot to the physical act of playing vinyl that makes it interactive and fun there is no soul to a digital download or file on a computer.